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Orange County

1997 Profile
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FIPS County Code 135
Perinatal Care Region Perinatal Care Region IV
DEHNR (Dept.of Environment, Health and Natural Resources) Region DEHNR Region IV
HSA (Health Service Area) Region Capitol HSA IV
AHEC (Area Health Education Centers) Region Greensboro
MSA County Designation (Metropolictan or Non-metropolitan) Metropolitan
Total Non-Federal Physicians 927
Population per Non-Federal Physician 116
Non-Federal Primary Care Physicians 318
---Non-Federal Family Practice Physicians 71
---Non-Federal General Practice Physicians 2
---Non-Federal Internal Medicine Physicians 110
---Non-Federal OB/GYN Physicians 35
---Non-Federal Pediatric Physicians 100
Population per Non-Federal Primary Care Physician 337
Non-Federal Physician Other Specialty Total 609
Federal Physicians 15
Residents-in-Training 510
Physician Assistants 34
Nurse Practitioners 65
Chiropractors 19
Dentists 145
Dental Hygienists 70
Licensed Practical Nurses 217
Optometrists 11
Pharmacists 252
Physical Therapists 136
Physical Therapy Assistants 10
Podiatrists 2
Psychological Associates 16
Psychologists 173
Registered Nurses 2,023
1997 Licensed Nursing Facility Beds 443
1996 General Hospital Beds 560
1996 General Hospital Admissions 26,068
1997 Laborforce 63,616
---1997 Employed 62,712
---1997 Unemployed 904
1997 Unem Rate 1.4
1996 Per Capita Income ($) 27,247
1997 Medicaid Eligible 7,904
1996 Total Resident Births 1,128
1996 Total Resident Deaths 620
1996 Total Pregnancies 1,770
1996 Total Pregnancy Rate per 1000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) 55.3
1996 Teen Pregnancies (ages 15-19) 212
1996 Teen Pregnancy Rate (ages 15-19) per 1000 women of this age group 39.8
1996 Percent of Births less than 2500 gms 6.7
1996 Total Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births 9.8
---1996 White Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 7.1
---1996 Nonwhite Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births of this race group 17.9
1997 Population: Total 107,254
---1997 Population: White 87,985
---1997 Population: Nonwhite 19,269
1997 Population: 0-18 Total 23,573
---1997 Population: 0-18 White 18,134
---1997 Population: 0-18 Nonwhite 5,439
1997 Population: 19-64 Total 74,003
---1997 Population: 19-64 White 61,785
---1997 Population: 19-64 Nonwhite 12,218
1997 Population: 65+ Total 9,678
---1997 Population: 65+ White 8,066
---1997 Population: 65+ Nonwhite 1,612

For additional information regarding this county, check out the North Carolina
LINC County Rankings Profiles or the LINC county profiles
provided by the Office of State Planning's State Data Network.

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Last update: 10/98